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INTERVIEW: Local rivalry key to understanding Turkey's Kurdish question

Turkey's Kurdish issue is often framed simply as "Turkish military vs. Kurdish militants." Since the collapse of the peace process last summer, hundreds of soldiers, militants and innocent civilians have been killed and hundreds of thousands of locals displaced from their homes. Since 1980 tens of thousands have died and swathes of southeastern Anatolia have been militarized.

Defense exports rise in 2016: Statistics

Turkish defense exports rose 30 percent in the first two months of the year compared to the same period last year, according to statistics released by the Turkish Exporters' Assembly on March 11.

The country's defense exports for January and February were valued at over $255.9 million, a 30 percent increase compared with $196.4 million in the same period last year.        

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